The ProfitDig Radio Show
Strategies for building a successful construction company, as well as construction industry news and commentary. Topics will include creating winning job bids, maximizing profitability, job costing, marketing strategies, our thoughts about industry trends and more.
Episodes
132 episodes
The Difference Between Spec and Custom Home Building
Entrepreneur Jeremy Perkins explains the idea of "spec homes" and "custom homes." He describes his business structure, which includes rental houses, home building and storage. He explains the difference between "slow money" and "fast money" - h...
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18:47
Going through Hell to Get to the Top
Successful entrepreneur, home builder and author Jeremy Perkins, talks about the mistakes he made and bad life decisions that led to losing his business before turning it around. As Jeremy explains, he was addicted to business the same way some...
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The Highs and Lows of Being a Home Builder - with Jeremy Perkins
Entrepreneur and author, Jeremy Perkins, is a successfull Middle Tennessee home builder specializing in high end custom homes. He is also in the storage unit business and is a best-selling author on Amazon.com. In this video, he sits down with ...
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How County Water Systems Handle Population Growth
Scott Miller is the General Manager of Operations for the Water Authority of Dickson County, which is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area, one of the fastest growing regions in the country. Scott talks about the challenges in ge...
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How Water Systems Work - a Chat with the General Manager of Operations of a County Water Authority
Scott Miller is the General Manager of Operations for the Water Authority of Dickson County, so the man knows ALL about how municipal and county water systems work. Scott started out as a manual laborer and worked his was up to running an entir...
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Local Marketing Strategies for Home Repair Experts, with Josh Young
Josh Young, with Young's Construction, talks about the things he is doing to build his home remodeling business. ProfitDig's Jerry Work, a marketing professional, also gives some tips. If you are seeking to build a local business providing cons...
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Deck Building Tips with Home Renovator Josh Young
Handyman / home remodeler, Josh Young, talks about the difference between new construction and remodeling and the work he is doing to build his own business. He talks about the problem with modern pressure-treated wood, which does not provide a...
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Your Work Ethic Will Make You Successful (with Home Renovator, Josh Young)
The ProfitDig guys have a conversation with home renovator, Josh Young, who explains that just having a strong work ethic, and being willing to roll up your sleeves and learn, goes a long ways toward building a successful career and business. A...
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16:07
The Dangers of Smart Thermostats
Smart thermostats can be an excellent way to control temperatures in a cost effective way, but Internet-connected thermostats have a very real potential danger - losing control of the ability to set the temperature in your own home or business....
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How Politics and Green Energy Have Radically Changed the HVAC Industry
As HVAC professional, David Collins, explains, the HVAC industry has completely changed in the last 5 years. One major change is the refrigerants that are used. New refrigerants are being used that have zero ozone depletion and low global warmi...
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How to Become an HVAC Professional
Professional HVAC instructor, David Collins, joins the ProfitDig guys for a conversation about how one goes about becoming an HVAC professional. They discuss what is involved in the one-year HVAC training program that David teaches, and how a c...
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HVAC Horror Stories
In our final video with HVAC expert, Jonathan Booker, he tells the guys some HVAC horror stories, such as encountering rats, opposoms, skunks and various other creatures in attics and crawlspaces (skunks love ductwork); getting eat up by dogs w...
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Generators, Gas, R454B Refrigerants - HVAC Thoughts with Booker
Continuing our conversation with HVAC expert, Jonathan Booker, we talk about various HVAC-related topics, including the value of having backup generators, green energy options, changes in refrigerants, electrical versus gas systems, and many mo...
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How Commercial HVAC is Different from Residential
HVAC expert Jonathan Booker discusses the differences between HVAC systems for homes versus commercial locations. If you are involved in home or building construction, take the time to increase your knowledge of HVAC systems by learning from a ...
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HVAC - How It Works, How to Do It Right, Traps to Avoid, with Jonathan Booker
HVAC expert Jonathan Booker joins the ProfitDig crew to talk all about heating, venting and air conditioning. HVAC is becoming increasingly complex, but it is a critical component of building and home construction. Learn what HVAC is, how HVAC ...
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18:31
The Life of a Bridge Inspector
Certified bridge inspector, Corey Work, finishes his visit with the ProfitDig guys by explaining the exact steps he follows when inspecting a bridge. He also talks about weird things he or his co-workers have seen under or around bridges. As Co...
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Talking About Things We Love to Collect
Our buddy, Seth Williams, collects rare concert posters, most of which he personally purchased at the actual concerts. Many of those posters are not very valuable. ProfitDig's Jerry Work is a collector of vintage toys and comic books. If you ar...
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Could Anything Have Prevented the Baltimore Bridge Collapse?
Continuing our conversation with certificed bridge inspector, Corey Work, the ProfitDig guys talk about if there is anything that could have prevented the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore from collapsing (other than not running into it wit...
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What Does a Bridge Inspector Look For?
Bridges are on everybody's minds, so this week professional certified bridge inspector, Corey Work, joins the ProfitDig guys to discuss what a bridge inspector does and what they look for when inspecting bridges. Corey discusses the three main ...
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The Perils of Working on Wind Turbines
Seth Williams, an engineer who currently makes his living managing lighting crews for major entertainment acts, talks about his experience working on wind turbines, which often required him to climb up an ever-narrowing tower that stretched hun...
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18:48
Adventures Running Lights for Famous Musical Artists
The ProfitDig guys welcome Seth Williams, a skilled electrical engineer who has spent years managing lighting for major artists since 2007. Seth talks about the technical challenges and difficulties setting up lighting trusses, managing his cre...
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Increasing Production is the Key to Increasing Profits for Construction Contractors
Professional construction Project Manager, Jeff Spencer, has spent the last 22 years bidding construction jobs, and as he explains, the key to increasing your company's profits is by increasing production. Materials will cost everyone the same,...
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How to Stay Safe Doing Elevated Construction Work - Stay Compliant and Stay Alive!
The ProfitDig guys talk about safety precautions when performing elevated work, such as on lifts and ladders. Safety is no joke! Workers on a lift must be tied off and they must have safety harnesses. OSHA and PPE costs are discussed. Nowadays,...
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Sprinkler Systems in Hazardous Industrial Plants (like EV): Design Considerations to Avoid Liability
Construction project manager, Jeff Spencer's firm has a division that specializes in sprinkler systems. Jerry mentions that he knows people who live in a town where a huge EV battery factory is being built, and wonders aloud what kind of sprink...
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Mobilization Tips to Minimize Your Cost and Maximize Profit - Construction Contractor Strategies
In this episode of the ProfitDig Construction Show, the guys talk about mobilization. Planning ahead is the key to effective mobilization. Does the job have multiple phases? Look at the phasing plan so you know how many times you will have to m...
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